Hello everyone.
It’s been forever and I cannot believe that finally I am back here writing. People around me been pushing me to write, but I just don’t feel like doing so. It’s always nice pouring my heart out but much deeper inside, the introvert self of mine is just feeling uneasy to open up to other people. Sometimes, I just wish to just be around my small circle and keep things between us. There are a lot of emotions involved throughout the time that sometimes I am dying to share with another person. But I just shut them down, grow stronger with it and ultimately to just move on in life with smiles.
Recently, I felt lost and I have been trying to reconnect with the Quran. Finding my way back to where we all should be. I restarted my journey with surah al Mulk and subhanallah, what an eye opening this surah is. It is so deep and definitely not an easy one to go through. I probably spent at least 15 hours of lectures and read few versions of the translations to understand it. At the end of it, I figured why not I share it with other people? Alhamdulillah I’m lucky to have those extra time where others probably don’t, so hopefully this will be beneficial to others too.
Al-Mulk is a Makkan surah, with 30 ayah. During that time, Allah has yet to send instructions for many ibadah like fasting, zakat, syariah laws and many others. Yet, the language and reminders set in this surah is so strong. It shows that the most important part in Islam, is our faith, deep in our heart. This is the foundation of imaan and should be our first priority.
The surah can be separated into 6 sections which are very symmetrical and beautiful linguistically. There are a lot of visual descriptions and theoretical questions proposed in the surah. Here are the summary of the surah that I have shared on Instagram.
Our life is short, and many things are just not within our control. No matter where we are in life; at top or bottom level of whatever we are doing, rich or not; we are still capable of nothing much, we are very much weak in comparison to the One in power. This humble feeling will bring us to our position as slave, that eventually will be resurrected in front of Him and all our actions will receive the consequences.
The surah has graphically explained on how the disbelievers will end up in Jahanam (Hell) where they will be thrown deep inside a burning pit. They are screaming and regretting that they didn’t listened to warnings sent to them earlier. May Allah protect us and do not put us among those people. Whilst the believers are those who keep their faith in Allah strong in public or in private. As you may already know, Makkah time is very difficult. There were people who were ready to take in Islam, but too afraid to come out in public. Hence Allah consoled them by saying it’s okay, Allah knew what is in your heart although you are keeping your faith in secret. What a sweetheart. Also ultimately, what’s important is your heart, your faith when you are all alone, not just what you showcases in public.
Another great reminder is that every new day we wake up to is a mercy from Allah and He can take it away at any time He want. By then, there is no way to turn the time back. Within our short span of life, let’s try to strive for what’s more important, our end of life. We are all humans that keep on forgetting, but let’s remind each other to not go astray and to keep on working to become a better muslim. Keep our faith strong because again, Allah knows what is in our heart.
May Allah bless our journey in life and put us among the believers at the end of life. May we be proctected from grave’s punishment, from hellfire and any torment due to our own mistakes. May Allah bless our life and our matters. Let every breath we take is a remembrance of His mercy and power, that we put Him at His right place. Oh Allah, please keep our faith and imaan at highest level all the time, and please protect us from doing things that You dislikes.
Have a barakah Friday everyone. It’s two months towards another Ramadhan InsyaAllah. Let’s use the time wisely, as long as we have.
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